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Your opinion please - OTR E Armani suit

k4lnamja

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I stumbled upon this. Do the lapels look abnormally large? I can get this for a great price but I don't own a gray suit, only charcoal. What are your thoughts?

Thank you

 

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It's OK if you own a nightclub. Or an advertising firm. Or if your sugar-mommy is paying for it.

But otherwise, no....
 

k4lnamja

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you dont think i could wear it to the office? i work in finance.

LOL at your own a nightclub comment.
 

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Yes, the lapels look abnormally large.
 

Master-Classter

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This looks comical. I'm serious. If you worked in fashion, or were an actor, or were sort of whimsical or flambouyant in personality and a designer or something, then maybe. but in any 'real'/serious work environment?, no.
 

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If you keep the shirt and tie conservative I personally think its fine.

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I think it depends heavily on your personality. If you're an easygoing, genuinely nice and likeable person sometimes you can carry off such things and carry them off well. If you're a douche, well then people will be like "that figures."

My manager when I worked in a clothing store wore beautiful suits with massive lapels all the time, but they worked on his frame, and he was a genuinely really nice guy so it worked really well for him. Its all in HOW you wear it, methinks.
 

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It sort of reminds me of Saturday Night Fever
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Now seriousy, they're way too big.
 

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Nothing wrong with large lapels, but there is something diffinetly a little weird going on with that suit, I can't put my finger on it. I think if you directed some vintage Appreciation, it would work nicely...
 

k4lnamja

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Haha! Thanks, fellas. The lapels do look abnormally large and I'm glad I received some affirmation about the suit too.

I think I'm going to pass on it
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